55C - ABANDONMENT 07-02-S FLOWER ST

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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: NOVEMBER 5, 2007 TITLE: ABANDONMENT NO. 07-02-S: TO VACATE A PORTION OF FLOWER STREET AND WARNER AVENUE INTERSECTION -? CITY MANAGER ~ ~~ CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: APPROVED ^ As Recommended ^ As Amended ^ Ordinance on is` Reading ^ Ordinance on 2nd Reading ^ Implementing Resolution ^ Set Public Hearing For_ CONTINUED TO FILE NUMBER Adopt a resolution vacating a portion of land at the northwest corner of Flower Street and Warner Avenue. DISCUSSION The applicant, Neighborhood Housing Services of Orange County, Inc., has received entitlements to construct a residential project on a vacant site at 2238 and 2242 South Flower Street. The project involves construction of two new single-family homes. As a condition of the project, the City required the developer to process a street vacation for a portion of street right of way which is in excess of the area needed for a City standard curb ramp. The right-of-way to be vacated is an irregular shaped parcel approximately 116 square feet in area (Exhibit 1). This abandonment is being processed as a summary vacation, since the street right-of-way lies adjacent to a single property ownership and has not been utilized for street purposes for more than five consecutive years. All affected utility companies have been contacted and no objections to the vacation have been received. There is an existing power pole support cable owned by Southern California Edison (SCE) within the proposed vacated area. A public utility easement has been granted and recorded for SCE. Therefore, a public utility easement is not needed in the proposed resolution. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act, the proposed project is exempt from further review per section 15315. Categorical Exemption ER No. 2007-188 will be filed for this project. 55C-1